If you are getting ready to graduate, then move into that first job and have not thought about planning for retirement, this is your wake-up call. Similarly, if you are graduating and have considered how to start planning for retirement, this is your opportunity. Wondering how to start a personal budget – no problem! We have answers for you. During the week of April 23-30, the libraries will be celebrating Money Smart Week. What is Money Smart Week you ask? Money Smart Week was started by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and continued as a partnership with the...

Having to search for demographics can cause some people to have a meltdown and just totally avoid the task all together. But it can be easier than you think if you know the right tools to use. Knowing how to navigate the Census Bureau can be a life saver whether you are a student looking for information for a business plan or the average business person and knowing the right places to look can make this easier than you think. One super easy way to go is to use the American FactFinder. This can be found a couple of...

So, how many people watched an NFL game during the year? How does this compare to baseball? What is the gender breakdown for NFL or MLB fans? Median age for these folks? Sounds like interesting or challenging questions to answer? The library has a resource that can help you should sports related questions come your way. SBRnet is the leading source for sports market analytics. Whether you are looking for information on major league sports or the lesser known sports such as Lacrosse, inline skating, billiards or skateboarding, SBRnet contains statistics, news items and special features on professional, college...

The Baylor Libraries has added another database to our resources. We now have access to PolicyMap. So, you are probably wondering “what is PolicyMap and how is it going to help me?”. PolicyMap provides demographic, education, health, and geographic data. It offers the user the capability of presenting the data visually through maps, tables, and reports. What this means is that though PolicyMap, you can access data on Income & Spending, Health, Economy, Lending, Education, Housing and Quality of Life and present it visually on maps or in tables. The maps feature allows you to select a location such...

Looking for high quality information on a company? Look no further than J.P. Morgan Research from ProQuest. J.P. Morgan Research is a major source of highly regarded financial information. It contains in-depth reports for 3,400 companies analyzed by 800 expert research analysts worldwide, covering all industries and all regions with just a 7 day embargo. This is information that was previously unavailable to us and was frequently requested by business students. Since the database contains historical information, researchers can look at a total picture of a company’s or industry’s performance. If you have used ABI/Inform before, then J.P....

So, you have found yourself in a situation where you need information on a country — something other than the United States. It could be that you need the GDP or the % of the population receiving an education or any other of a number of facts you might need. Where do you look for this? Here are a few places that you might want to check into. Some are databases that we subscribe to through the library and others are websites that are free to all. CountryWatch – CountryWatch is a great database that provides country-specific intelligence on...

Right now, the Baylor Libraries have a trial for a resource called Policy Map. Policy Map allows you to take data points and develop a map to represent where the data occur. Data cover topics in economics, housing, health, income and spending, lending, education and demographics. As a user, I can produce a map that shows a single data representation, so if I am looking at employment in a state, or a city or even a census tract, I can see a visual picture of my data. I could even produce a map where I look at the...

I want to share something with you all that I learned about this week. If you have used IBISWorld, you know that it is a great resource for gaining information about industries and what is happening with them. However, something that I found out was about the Media Center that IBISWorld has. To view this, go to the IBISWorld page and look at the top right-hand side of the page. You will see a link called “Media”. By clicking on this, you will be take to the Media Center. Here there are posts about various industry happenings, press...

Welcome to the Research Dividends blog! This is a blog for business grad students where we will discuss resources that will assist you in your time here at Baylor. I’ll be posting information about some of the lesser know resources that we have here through the Baylor Libraries and some websites that could prove helpful as well. As we going along through the semester, if you see something interesting or unique out there, please feel free to send it in to me and it could end up as part of a Research Dividends blog post! Good...